“+ adjective
Etymology: un- (I) + varnished, past participle of varnish
1.
a. : free from ambiguity or subterfuge : plain , straightforward
straight talk to the Turks, who appreciate unvarnished discourse — Welles Hangen
more concerned with making himself look good … than he was with telling the unvarnished truth — K.S.Davis
b. : free from affectation : artless , frank
the thought of that other woman, so unvarnished , so undefended — Ida A.R.Wylie
the unvarnished candor of old people and children — Janet Flanner
2. : not coated with or as if with varnish : crude , unfinished
an unvarnished floor
legal methods shall be substituted for unvarnished use of force — P.C.Nash